tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3513171683722470036.post4415846591604721311..comments2024-03-13T04:40:34.328-07:00Comments on She's A Sewing Machine Mechanic: Using WD-40 On Sewing MachinesShe's A Sewing Machine Mechanichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14467365513805350236noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3513171683722470036.post-16674321910462992032022-01-26T02:21:37.866-08:002022-01-26T02:21:37.866-08:00Hello! I have learned a lot from reading this site...Hello! I have learned a lot from reading this site so I will wait for the next post ...... <a href="https://www.stenterprisebd.net/" rel="nofollow">wonderful</a><br /> site atikulblogspothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04019799105209119057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3513171683722470036.post-47813347548575722612021-06-28T00:05:00.862-07:002021-06-28T00:05:00.862-07:00Interesting.
We thoroughly blow it out with the a...Interesting. <br />We thoroughly blow it out with the air compressor, after we get things moving. I guess <a href="https://scopelubricant.com/home/" rel="nofollow">synthetic motor oil</a> removing the gunk when it's loose and the WD-40 is still wet, is the key.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Clothing Storehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13769657173342217896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3513171683722470036.post-453217432985324692021-04-08T06:16:43.210-07:002021-04-08T06:16:43.210-07:00Hi there and thank you so much for sharing your ex...Hi there and thank you so much for sharing your expert knowledge on our Serger problems .<br />I have been oiling a jammed Bernette 234 and managed to free up the flywheel once reading your comment that the flywheel goes in one direction! Yay ! A yet to be resolved problem remains which I am hoping you will be able to help me with . <br />I cannot raise or lower the pressure foot. The pressure foot lifting lever does not engage with the piece inside the machine which would make this happen -this piece appears to be too high to connect with the lever. The lever is plastic but does not appear to be broken or worn . I would really appreciate any tips you may have regarding this problem. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12365722759633165265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3513171683722470036.post-40628804940827981092020-09-21T20:20:08.257-07:002020-09-21T20:20:08.257-07:00Those old Singers are gems!Those old Singers are gems!She's A Sewing Machine Mechanichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14467365513805350236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3513171683722470036.post-72700254659982379602020-09-21T13:22:11.941-07:002020-09-21T13:22:11.941-07:00I just thought I'd throw this in her for fun. ...I just thought I'd throw this in her for fun. When I got married in 1954, my Mother-In-Law taught me to sew. I wanted a sewing machine like hers (A Singer, probably from the early forties) Found one in a second hand shop. I decided about forty years to get a new one. Got a new Sears with a lot of features. Gave the Singer to my daughter, who was not a serious sewer, but I figured she could use it to do repairs, etc: ... Point of this post? That old Singer still works! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11749541526969702170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3513171683722470036.post-8584922439991418252020-07-27T19:28:37.351-07:002020-07-27T19:28:37.351-07:00Thanks for your post! I stumbled upon it while goo...Thanks for your post! I stumbled upon it while googling remedies for gunked-up gears. I acquired a Singer 750, and it runs, but has some resistance and is much noisier than it should be when the pedal is used. So I opened it up and found gelled-up oil and all kinds of residue. It has a service sticker that indicates it has only sat idle for a few years, but apparently that’s long enough to accumulate some mess! I plan to spray it down with WD-40 and then an air compressor, as you suggested. What other tools do you recommend to remove the buildup? Just the cleaning brush that comes with it and a cloth? Beth Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15012121620958170806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3513171683722470036.post-20801636355913652132019-10-17T06:46:17.962-07:002019-10-17T06:46:17.962-07:00Great! Now you can get some serious serging done!...Great! Now you can get some serious serging done!She's A Sewing Machine Mechanichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14467365513805350236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3513171683722470036.post-27585484230570632492019-10-17T03:59:57.611-07:002019-10-17T03:59:57.611-07:00Oiling done, and whoa! what a difference! I used a...Oiling done, and whoa! what a difference! I used a fine small brush and added dabs of oil on every moving part throughout several times while turning, and little by little the action completely changed its feel - getting more and more flowy. No doubt this machine needed oil, this machine was bone dry. The biggest difference was oiling the arm that holds the upper looper, but every bit og the inside also needed oil. HooHaahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08000833999912623175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3513171683722470036.post-57586020917405500322019-10-11T20:56:03.870-07:002019-10-11T20:56:03.870-07:00Hi HooHaa,
The Yamato is an industrial serger. It...Hi HooHaa,<br />The Yamato is an industrial serger. It will definitely use oil. I've not worked on industrial sergers, but have on industrial sewing machines. Some industrial machines have an oil reservoir to keep pumping the oil through continually. You may not be able to see any residue, but it is likely there. At the shop, we've gone to using Tri-flow in the spray can. You might want to try that before you use the WD-40. <br /><br />Good Luck to You!She's A Sewing Machine Mechanichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14467365513805350236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3513171683722470036.post-21873407810626327112019-10-11T10:16:31.815-07:002019-10-11T10:16:31.815-07:00I have to add, the lenghty manual does not mention...I have to add, the lenghty manual does not mention oil at all. Does not say it's oil free and does not mention oil under maintenance. HooHaahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08000833999912623175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3513171683722470036.post-78157128886028816762019-10-11T10:14:39.904-07:002019-10-11T10:14:39.904-07:00Hello, thank you for your thoughts on the cleaning...Hello, thank you for your thoughts on the cleaning of the Yamata.. It's a serger. I did open up the serger, and now I am confused. There is no residue of gummed up oil or any oil of any kind on the inside. Is there such a thing as an oil-less serger? I do not dare to start oiling in case this hurts it. The belt seems good enough, the motor runs fine, and I think maybe it feels a tiny bit sluggish and rough when I turn it by hand. Ran some test runs and felt for heat on the inside afterwards, no heat. I am going to google around, but wanted to ask you too. HooHaahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08000833999912623175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3513171683722470036.post-40741809802870093172019-09-27T19:14:41.998-07:002019-09-27T19:14:41.998-07:00Our first assumption is that it is gummed up with ...Our first assumption is that it is gummed up with old oil. It's pretty normal for the motor to smell funny at first. But, if you can turn the handwheel, then it isn't gummed up. If you can turn the handwheel, but it still won't run when you push the foot control, I'd suspect the foot control. If the motor starts smoking, then we know it's the motor. There's a difference between the smell of a motor that hasn't been used in a long time, and the smoky smell of the motor burning up. Another thing that you'll want to check is the belt. If the belt is loose, it makes the motor work harder, and that can burn up the motor.<br /><br />You've got a good plan. Clean it up with WD-40, re-oil, and then I'd add check the belt.<br /><br />Good Luck to You!She's A Sewing Machine Mechanichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14467365513805350236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3513171683722470036.post-9804843105479357262019-09-27T06:47:22.022-07:002019-09-27T06:47:22.022-07:00Regarding the post on august 31 2019, could possib...Regarding the post on august 31 2019, could possibly the engine be the problem? Assuming there is no gunky buildup anywhere, would you not assume the motor is to blame?<br /><br />Thank you so much for this comment thread. I have acquired a Singer 14U34B _knockoff_ (Yamata FY14U4AD but identical insides and operation) that has not been turned on in at least 5 years, maybe 10. Gears turned, so I plugged it in tried carefully some rotations, motor runs but smells old electronics. Full of lint and oil. I am going to clean it down with WD-40 and oil. I recon if it runs smoothly then the knockoff motor may still let me down.HooHaahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08000833999912623175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3513171683722470036.post-59418923257609123412019-09-11T06:01:13.620-07:002019-09-11T06:01:13.620-07:00Indeed, removing WD40 is key. Also the reason for ...Indeed, removing WD40 is key. Also the reason for your red remark: when it goes into a porous bearing it takes longer to evaporate. In the meantime it makes the oil in this bearings thinner and thus less lubrication. <br />BTW, porous bearings are in many SM, starting already in the 1950 era. So putting new oil in after cleaning with WD40 and waiting for it to evaporate is very important. Better is to use (thin) white oil & heat to get the gunk out there, although it will take longer before the machine starts moving. Drikusniethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10829226145469486127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3513171683722470036.post-72385166136027376032019-09-09T20:54:32.483-07:002019-09-09T20:54:32.483-07:00Interesting.
We thoroughly blow it out with the ...Interesting. <br />We thoroughly blow it out with the air compressor, after we get things moving. I guess removing the gunk when it's loose and the WD-40 is still wet, is the key.She's A Sewing Machine Mechanichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14467365513805350236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3513171683722470036.post-5592396438769451462019-09-09T01:27:13.956-07:002019-09-09T01:27:13.956-07:00WD40 doesn't dissolve it, but softens it. The ...WD40 doesn't dissolve it, but softens it. The solvents do this and they evaporate over time. This is something you can see when you try this out on a machine and give it time to dry again. It will then freeze up again. Only by moving the machine the gunk will break away. For a test you could also spray some WD-40 on a clean surface and see what happened after a few days: only a small amount of oil is left behind,as ~20% is mineral oil in WD-40. Drikusniethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10829226145469486127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3513171683722470036.post-58125390214235036382019-09-08T11:36:38.184-07:002019-09-08T11:36:38.184-07:00Maybe I'm just assuming that because it will d...Maybe I'm just assuming that because it will dissolve the yellow gunk, that it will also dissolve new oil. I'm not a scientist, just an observer.She's A Sewing Machine Mechanichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14467365513805350236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3513171683722470036.post-52097499474259381812019-09-08T08:13:24.045-07:002019-09-08T08:13:24.045-07:00Yes I did. It helps to free the stuff (most of the...Yes I did. It helps to free the stuff (most of the times, not always). But you can't reach all the places it went into, so you never can remove everything. After loosening I use a white-oil (sewing machine oil or Ballistol). I have not seen any breaking down of that oil, that's why I ask. Drikusniethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10829226145469486127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3513171683722470036.post-87784041549086889412019-09-07T19:08:32.824-07:002019-09-07T19:08:32.824-07:00Have you ever tried it?Have you ever tried it?She's A Sewing Machine Mechanichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14467365513805350236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3513171683722470036.post-39052631042323625732019-09-07T14:40:55.993-07:002019-09-07T14:40:55.993-07:00WD-40 is mostly a solvent, which will evaporate, a...WD-40 is mostly a solvent, which will evaporate, and thus not fit for lubrication. But how is it breaking down oil? On what is that based? Drikusniethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10829226145469486127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3513171683722470036.post-17282884109753020982019-08-31T18:47:30.122-07:002019-08-31T18:47:30.122-07:00When we get a machine that acts like your Babylock...When we get a machine that acts like your Babylock, we remove the covers and spray the whole thing with WD-40. You never know where the bind is, but when it lets go, you can sure tell. It might be in the take-up, or in the feed dog linkage, or one of the shafts or eccentrics. We'll run the machine while we spray it. You can hear the pitch of the machine's noise change as it lets go.<br /><br />We've recently started using Tri-flow in the spray can. That can get things moving without the WD-40 mess. But it might take a while longer.<br /><br />Good Luck to You!She's A Sewing Machine Mechanichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14467365513805350236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3513171683722470036.post-62350396252171991812019-08-31T17:28:06.563-07:002019-08-31T17:28:06.563-07:00Love reading this as I was cleaning a baby lock 52...Love reading this as I was cleaning a baby lock 5280E. It was given to my daughter about 10 years ago and she never used it. No she has decided to start sewing garments instead of only sewing to patch. Everything was really dry and looked clean, so I decided just a little oil as nothing would move much. Didn't work much. Took the machine apart and found fabric stuck in the channel and side groove of the driveshaft. Much work later got it out and I could turn the fly wheel with no resistance. Oiled everything, cleaned with a paintbrush and long tweezers, cleaned the gunk that the oil dislodged, re-oiled with clean oil, and the fly wheel and everything was moving great! Put back together, hooked up cord and pedal and it ran...kinda. It runs quickly then slows and dies off. Lift foot try again and repeat. Why is it doing this? The belt is of course old but did not feel hard and no cracking. Teeth are hitting grooves fine. It just acts like it gets power that slow and dies off. Any suggestions as to what I should look for?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14808031601132481102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3513171683722470036.post-81778566210022095902019-01-01T07:10:23.685-08:002019-01-01T07:10:23.685-08:00Ok! Thanks.Ok! Thanks.ezbihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13187168960068209864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3513171683722470036.post-23541620505295805852018-12-31T15:09:13.658-08:002018-12-31T15:09:13.658-08:00Yes, you can use WD-40 just about anywhere on that...Yes, you can use WD-40 just about anywhere on that old Kenmore. Just remember to completely remove it before re-oiling.Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16801334839747609334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3513171683722470036.post-84443262509260653282018-12-31T10:55:26.738-08:002018-12-31T10:55:26.738-08:00Thank you so very much for this great blog!I recen...Thank you so very much for this great blog!I recently picked up a Kenmore 17800 with a drop in bobbin. I've sewn for years and refurbished some machines but never had any experience with a drop in set up. The machine was gritty with dirt and packed with lint in the bobbin area. I've cleaned as much as I can reach but still see dirt in the bottom of the bobbin pocket. Would WD-40 be appropriate to use down in there? I'm concerned about it not washing the dirt out and also about being able to remove all of it afterward. Thanks in advance for your reply. ezbihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13187168960068209864noreply@blogger.com